Vegetable chopper and dicer



April 1950 c. J. CHRISTOPHER 2,505,096

VEGETABLE CHOPPER AND DICER Filed Dec. 13, 1946 F|G-l..' FIG-2- 7 INVENTOR.

'fLAUDE J.CHRISTOPHER ATTD RN EYS Patented Apr. 25, 1950 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE VEGETABLE CHOPPER AND DICER Claude J. Christopher, LosAngeles, Calif. Application December 13, 1946, Serial No. 716,073

1 Claim. 1

My present invention relates to an improved vegetable chopper or dicerof the type using a plurality of razor blades conventionally known assafety razor blades and consisting in an unique combination andarrangement of parts for securing the blades in working position, andfor permitting the removal of the blades for cleaning or replacement.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example ofthe physical embodiment of my invention according to the best mode Ihave thus far devised, but it will be understood that various changesand alterations, may be made in the exemplified structure within thescope of the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view partially broken away to show theinterior.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view at line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the slotted blade receiver, and Figure 5 isan end view thereof.

Figure 6 is a sectional view at line 66 of Fig. 4. Figure 7 is avertical sectional view at line 'l-l of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings I provide a disk or plate 2 having radialslots 4 into [which are inserted razor blades 6 having backs 8. Asecuring nut I is centrally located on the disk and peripheral notchesl2 are formed to align the cover It having peripheral notches i8 andpressed ribs l8 radially aligned with the slots of plate 2 and formed tosecure the backs of the blades. 7

A central aperture 20 has a flange ZZ-resting on the nut l0, and thehandle 24 is formed with a threaded stud 26 which is passed through theaperture and engages the nut. Theparts are thus secured in position.

The blades are held vertically in the slots and the device may beassembled and dismantled with facility and ease for cleaning orreplacement of a broken or damaged blade. For storage the blades may beremoved from the slots and placed horizontally in the space between theplate and the cover as defined by the height of the nut.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is:

A food dicer or chopper comprising a radially slotted plate, a securingnut fixed to the center of said plate, a plurality of relatively spacednotches in the periphery of said plate a plurality of razor blades inthe slots, a cover having depressed ribs aligned with and securing theupper ends of the blades, a depending annular flange on said cover,relatively spaced notches in the flange adapted to engage the notches inthe plate to prevent relative movement of the plate and cover withregard to each other, a centrally located aperture in said cover, adepressed flange surrounding said opening the nut on the plate engagingthe flange on the cover for the spacing of the plate and cover, and ahandle having a stud through the central aperture in the cover andengaging the nut to firmly retain the plate and cover in fixed relationto each other.

CLAUDE- J. CHRISTOPHER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,768,604 Hurd July 1, 19301,800,315 Olson et al Apr. 14, 1931 2,333,878 Nelson Nov. 9, 1943

